Cooling Setup Advice Needed

vas85 · 11th December 2009, 4:08 PM

Hi All,

I have recently built a new home PC which comprises of the following specs:
- AM3 Phenom 965BE 125W
- Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P
- Sapphire Radeon 5770 1GB
- Kingston 8GB DDR3 (4x2GB kit)
- Coolormaster Gladiator 600 Case
- Coolermaster 500W PSU
- Arctic Cooling 64 Pro HSF

Cooling:
- Antec 3-speed 120mm Tri-colour Exhaust FAN (located at back of case)
- 4x Xigmatek 140MM 1000RPM Case Fans.

Currently fans 1-4 blow in, with fan 5 blowing out.

What I would like advice on is how to best position the fans to maximise cooling efficiency from those with experience/knowledge in this area??

Thanks!

dembones · 11th December 2009, 4:27 PM

make 4 an exhaust fan
heat rises up, so naturally that fan should be venting it out of the case

salochin · 11th December 2009, 5:05 PM

1, 2 and 3 should be intake, 4 and 5 should be exhaust, I think.

vas85 · 11th December 2009, 5:28 PM

Thanks Guys for the reply! I'll give it a shot.

Utetopia · 11th December 2009, 9:04 PM

4 will blow dust in too. Definitely exhaust.

11th December 2009, 4:08 PM	#1
vas85 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Cooling Setup Advice Needed Hi All, I have recently built a new home PC which comprises of the following specs: - AM3 Phenom 965BE 125W - Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P - Sapphire Radeon 5770 1GB - Kingston 8GB DDR3 (4x2GB kit) - Coolormaster Gladiator 600 Case - Coolermaster 500W PSU - Arctic Cooling 64 Pro HSF Cooling: - Antec 3-speed 120mm Tri-colour Exhaust FAN (located at back of case) - 4x Xigmatek 140MM 1000RPM Case Fans. Currently fans 1-4 blow in, with fan 5 blowing out. What I would like advice on is how to best position the fans to maximise cooling efficiency from those with experience/knowledge in this area?? Thanks!

11th December 2009, 5:05 PM	#3
salochin Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 358	1, 2 and 3 should be intake, 4 and 5 should be exhaust, I think. __________________ <Oxcart-XI> Intel E5200 M0 @ 3.62Ghz 1.17v; GA-G31M-ES2L; 4GB DDR2-1066; Asus EN9600GT 1GB DDR3; CM Hyper TX3; Antec TP New 550w; CM Elite 333; HDDs totalling 1.5TB; Benq G2220HD; Ubuntu Lucid x64; <Weezer> Apple Mac Mini Core Duo; Samsung 2243BWX; Mac OSX 10.5.8; [Linux - Registered User #489266][Intel Owners Club Member #94][Apple Mac Owners Club Member #159]

11th December 2009, 9:04 PM	#5
Utetopia Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BNE/TWMBA Posts: 2,525	4 will blow dust in too. Definitely exhaust. __________________ 3570K \| NH-D14 \| UD3H Z77 \| GSkill 8GBXL \| 128GB Falcon \| Blu-ray \| HD7970 \| Stacker & HX620W \| 26" Acer \| AL 641 4.1 \| G15 & MX1000 \| AD700

11th December 2009, 4:27 PM	#2
dembones Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryborough, QLD Posts: 1,120	make 4 an exhaust fan heat rises up, so naturally that fan should be venting it out of the case

11th December 2009, 5:28 PM	#4
vas85 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Thanks Guys for the reply! I'll give it a shot.